Large Weapons Caches Found By Patrols Southwest of Baghdad

BAGHDAD - Iraqi and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers found several weapons caches while on patrol March 8 near the Euphrates River, southwest of Baghdad.

Soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, found weapons caches consisting of a total of 1,100 pounds of high-explosive material, nine 155 mm artillery rounds, one 172 mm round, one 190 mm round, three foreign-made .50 cal. machine guns and a large amount of .50 cal. link ammunition.

Nearby, Soldiers from MND-B's 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, found caches containing items used to detonate roadside bombs.

The first cache consisted of 30 antenna kits, 500 relays, 1,000 transistors, one Kenwood charger, three Kenwood batteries, one cell phone and 56 two-way radios.

The second cache consisted of eight radios, 95 relays, two remote control timers and two bags of bomb-making material.

Source: Multi-National Force-Iraq